To resolve the design of the artist book, The Moon Belongs to Everyone, I attended several bookmaking workshops.  Making various types of books by hand meant that I could physically grasp the strengths, weaknesses, structure, practicality, and function of the book-object. I took what I learned from making lots of different styles of books to make miniature maquettes for The Moon Belongs to Everyone.  The maquettes allowed me to determine what sorts of papers worked best, how to design the pages, the folds, and how to order the images.  Once I had finalized the maquette, I looked for a local printer who could produce the artist book. In the end I went with Momento Pro in Sydney, Australia — they worked one on one with me to make sure the finished object matched what I expected. I only made 10 copies. In hindsight, I should’ve made more.  I am currently editing the trade edition of The Moon Belongs to Everyone – teaming up with a publisher I am very excited to work with.

Thank you to Der Greif for including me in the Artist Feature and Blog. And thank you to y’all who have stuck around to read my thoughts. Please follow along with me on instagram as I figure that out next.